Paris Plays Spoiler On NATO’s Deepening Indo-Pacific Ambitions – Analysis

By Shairee Malhotra and Pratnashree Basu

For two consecutive years, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summits welcomed the leaders of the Indo-Pacific 4 (IP4) countries—Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand—who are considered NATO’s “partners across the globe”.

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